President
Mohd Rasi Bin Taib
Mohd Rasi Bin Taib embarked on his career with SMRT as a Technical Officer at the Rolling Stock Workshop in 1991. In 1992, he joined NTWU as an ordinary branch member, under the then SMRT Employees’ Union. However, it was not until 2002 when his journey in the Labour Movement formally began. Mohd Rasi was spotted by the then SMRTEU’s President Mohd Yunos, who recognized his immense potential and encouraged him to take up leadership position within the union. In 2002, Mohd Rasi stood for the elections which he received strong ground support by his fellow workers to represent the Maintenance Branch of SMRT Rail. It was then that his union career took flight.
While the length of his service with NTWU might be short as compared to other union officials, the two terms in which he served as a Branch Committee member helped lay a strong foundation for his current endeavor as NTWU’s President. Determined to serve the members better, shortly after assuming office as the President of NTWU, Mohd Rasi successfully obtained his Diploma in Employment Relations. He currently sits in the National Trade Union Congress Central Committee.
Being a man of great perseverance, Mohd Rasi is determined to bring NTWU to greater heights by achieving breakthroughs in leadership and membership.
General
Secretary Fang Chin Poh
Fang Chin Poh embarked on a career with SBS Transit in 1980 as a Bus Captain. Deeply convinced by what he could achieve for his fellow members, Fang Chin Poh stood for elections in 1983 and started off as a Branch Committee member for SBS Transit – Bukit Batok Branch. He served numerous terms in the capacity of a Branch Committee member. In 1996, Fang became the Branch Secretary of SBS Transit West District, and was a committee member in the Executive Council. Shortly after Fang assumed position as the Branch Secretary, his strong contribution to the union was recognized and in 1997, Fang was seconded to serve as a full-time union official of NTWU. Ever since 1999, Fang has been consecutively elected as NTWU’s General Secretary till today.
Being an actively contributing unionist, Fang was conferred the prestigious May Day Comrade of Labour award in 2005, and the Public Service Medal in 2008. His passion for Labour Movement remains strong as he endeavors to provide better benefits for the transport workers under the umbrella of NTWU.
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Executive
Secretary Ong Ye Kung
Ong Ye Kung is the Deputy Secretary-General of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). He oversees the Labour Movement’s employment and employability programmes and initiatives which include serving as the Chairman of Employment and Employability Institute Pte Ltd (e2i). He also holds the positions of Executive Secretary in the National Transport Workers Union (NTWU), Singapore Industrial & Services Employees' Union (SISEU) and Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union (SMMWU). Prior to joining NTUC, he was the Chief Executive of Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). He spearheaded many initiatives to build up the Continuing Education and Training infrastructure for Singapore, and made training accessible to the individual worker, including contract workers and the unemployed. He also held several other positions in the Singapore Government, including that of Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Deputy Chief Negotiator for the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
Mr Ong sits on the Boards of SPRING Singapore, SMRT Corporation Ltd, JTC Corporation, Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), NTUC Investment Co-operative Ltd (NIC) and NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd (LHUB). He also serves on the Board of Governors of Northlight School. He is a member of Ngee Ann Polytechnic Council, a Trustee of the Singapore LSE Trust and Chairman of Workers’ Upgrading and Employment Committee of Chinese Development Assistance Council.
Mr Ong has a First Class Honours in B.Sc (Economics) from the University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and a Master of Business Administration from the Institute of Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland.
General
Treasurer Joseph Nagarajan
Joseph Nagarajan is NTWU’s longest serving union official, and has been an active unionist ever since the formation of Singapore Industrial Labour Organization (SILO). He started off as a union member in SILO when he joined SBS Transit as a Technical Clerk in 1976. Joseph Nagarajan stood for elections in 1981 after National Transport Workers’ Union was formed and served as a Branch committee member of SBS Transit HQ for two consecutive terms. In 1987, Nagarajan subsequently was elected to serve in the capacity of Branch Chairman for SBS Transit HQ and was a committee member of the NTWU Executive Council. As a result of his outstanding contribution towards the union, he was thereafter seconded to serve full-time at NTWU in September 1994 after he obtained his Diploma in Employment Relations.
In 2001, Joseph Nagarajan was conferred the honorary Long Service Award by NTWU as his union career reached the 20th year mark.
His unwavering commitment to the growth of NTWU and the maintenance of industrial peace in the transport industry was recognized in 2005 when he was awarded the prestigious May Day Comrade of Labour Award. Today, Joseph Nagarajan continues to be one of the five full time union officials, and assumes office as a General Treasurer overseeing the finance and investment activities of NTWU.